/azure-data-science-vm

name: azure-data-science-vm
description: Expert knowledge for Azure Data Science Virtual Machines development including troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when managing DSVM images/tools, IaC deployment (Bicep/ARM), Key Vault secrets, MLflow, or GPU/Jupyter issues, and other Azure Data Science Virtual Machines related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning), Azure Databricks (use azure-databricks), Azure HDInsight (use azure-hdinsight).
compatibility: Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
metadata:
  generated_at: "2026-04-12"
  generator: "docs2skills/1.0.0"

Azure Data Science Virtual Machines Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Data Science Virtual Machines. Covers troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

How to Use This Skill

> **IMPORTANT for Agent**: Use the **Category Index** below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., `L35-L120`), use `read_file` with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., `[security.md](security.md)`), use `read_file` on the linked reference file

> **IMPORTANT for Agent**: If `metadata.generated_at` is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If `mcp_microsoftdocs` tools are not available, suggest the user install it: [Installation Guide](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/mcp/blob/main/README.md)

This skill requires **network access** to fetch documentation content:

• **Preferred**: Use `mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch` with query string `from=learn-agent-skill`. Returns Markdown.
• **Fallback**: Use `fetch_webpage` with query string `from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown`. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

| Category | Lines | Description | |----------|-------|-------------| | Troubleshooting | L35-L39 | Diagnosing and resolving common Azure Data Science VM issues, including VM creation, package/environment errors, Jupyter access, GPU/driver problems, and performance or connectivity failures. | | Decision Making | L40-L44 | Guidance for upgrading Azure Data Science VMs from Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04, including migration steps, compatibility considerations, and preserving tools/configurations. | | Architecture & Design Patterns | L45-L50 | Designing scalable DSVM-based analytics environments, including architecture patterns, shared VM pools, team workflows, and resource management for data science teams. | | Security | L51-L56 | Managing identities and credentials for Azure DSVMs, including shared identity setup, managed identities, and securing secrets with Azure Key Vault. | | Configuration | L57-L69 | Details of all preinstalled tools, frameworks, languages, and images on Azure DSVMs, including ML/deep learning, data ingestion, dev/productivity tools, and release/version info. | | Integrations & Coding Patterns | L70-L74 | Using MLflow on Azure DSVMs to track experiments, log metrics/artifacts, and integrate runs with Azure Machine Learning for centralized experiment management | | Deployment | L75-L79 | How to deploy Azure Data Science VMs using infrastructure-as-code, including Bicep and ARM templates, parameters, and configuration best practices. |

Troubleshooting

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Troubleshoot known issues on Azure DSVM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/reference-known-issues?view=azureml-api-2 |

Decision Making

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Migrate DSVM from Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04 | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/ubuntu-upgrade?view=azureml-api-2 |

Architecture & Design Patterns

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Design team analytics environments with DSVM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/dsvm-enterprise-overview?view=azureml-api-2 | | Architect shared DSVM pools for analytics teams | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/dsvm-pools?view=azureml-api-2 |

Security

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Configure common identity for multiple DSVMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/dsvm-common-identity?view=azureml-api-2 | | Secure DSVM credentials with managed identities and Key Vault | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/dsvm-secure-access-keys?view=azureml-api-2 |

Configuration

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Use preinstalled ML tools on Azure DSVM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/dsvm-tools-data-science?view=azureml-api-2 | | Check deep learning frameworks on Azure DSVM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/dsvm-tools-deep-learning-frameworks?view=azureml-api-2 | | Identify development tools available on DSVM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/dsvm-tools-development?view=azureml-api-2 | | Use data ingestion tools on Azure DSVM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/dsvm-tools-ingestion?view=azureml-api-2 | | Review programming languages preinstalled on DSVM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/dsvm-tools-languages?view=azureml-api-2 | | Leverage productivity tools on Azure DSVM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-ma